کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2456576 1110547 2006 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
A health evaluation in a colony of captive collared peccaries (Tayassu tajacu) in the eastern Amazon
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک علوم دامی و جانورشناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
A health evaluation in a colony of captive collared peccaries (Tayassu tajacu) in the eastern Amazon
چکیده انگلیسی

This study pretends to determine baseline data on the health and mortality of a colony of captive collared peccaries in the Eastern Amazon (Belém, State of Pará, Brazil) during a 65-months survey. Thirty-nine out of 166 animals (23.5%) died and were examined post-mortem. Monthly mortality averaged 1.2%. The highest mortality rate was observed in newborns (74.4%). Abandonment by the mother and aggression were responsible for 24.1% and 13.8% of the total newborn deaths, respectively. Most frequent causes of non-neonatal death were food poisoning (50.0%) due to an episode of accidental bitter cassava leaves ingestion and traumatism due to aggressions between animals (10.0%). Results from serology for different infectious diseases showed that 4.9% (2/41) collared peccaries had antibodies against Brucella spp. and 9.8% (4/41) animals had antibodies to two different Leptospira spp. serovars, butembo and autumnalis. This is the first survey of morbidity and mortality in captive collared peccaries in the Amazon region.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Research in Veterinary Science - Volume 81, Issue 2, October 2006, Pages 246–253
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